Vintage Find of the Day: Vintage sewing box

I got to run around on Saturday with the lovely Brittany Miller at Suzanna’s Antiques, a.k.a. the best hidden gem vintage market in Raleigh. Holy crap that place just keeps getting better and better (and bigger and bigger) every time I go. This perfect little sewing kit was one of the first items I stumbled upon and be still my heart it still has 14 beautiful spools of antique thread and a needle tomato! It comes equipped with a tiny key, a trap door and tons of straps and pockets for all my sewing tools. My quilting supplies are already nestled happily inside. Watch out everyone, I have become a full-fledged grandma yo-yo quilter!

****INSIDER TIP FOR ALL MY RALEIGH FLEA MARKET PEOPLE: Do you miss the flea market as much as I do? Word on the streets is that Antiques at Gresham Lake has opened up their parking lot to all Raleigh flea market vendors interested in selling while the state fair is hogging the fair grounds. Well, I was there on Saturday and I saw it with my own two eyes. It was glorious. Suck it NC State Fair!

Vintage Find of the Day: Yellow 1950’s summer dress from Father & Son Antiques in Raleigh, NC.

Very little work is being done to this dress. Its in perfect condition and only needs to be shortened a bit and taken in a little under the arms. I never thought I would be wearing yellow, but I am in love with this dress. I especially like the pleating over the chest. The hard part is finding the perfect shoes to go with this lovely piece…

Vintage Raleigh postcards! Collect all ten here.

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Raleigh Denim

“All of the raw materials come from within 200 miles of Raleigh, and the selvage denim is woven on the same shuttle looms responsible for the original Levi’s (the couple took over an abandoned factory once operated by the jeans giant)…Every pair of jeans that finds its way onto store shelves has been designed, sewn, washed, and finished under one roof by the duo.”

(via Raleigh Denim: Sustainably Stitched Jeans : TreeHugger)